Regions in Finland
Please note that unfortunately population data are not available for all regions in Finland.
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You can sort the regions in Finland alphabeticallyby population by capitals of the regionsby capitals population
Primary administrative regions in Finland
There are 18 regions in Finland in the primary administrative level.Region | No | Population | Capital | Capital population |
Uusimaa Uusimaa | 1. | 1,585,473 | Helsinki Helsinki | 558,457 |
Pirkanmaa Pirkanmaa | 2. | 462,627 | Tampere Tampere | 202,687 |
Southwest Finland Varsinais-Suomi | 3. | 470,880 | Turku Turku | 175,945 |
Northern Ostrobothnia Pohjois-Pohjanmaa | 4. | 384,900 | Oulu Oulu | 128,618 |
Paijanne Tavastia Päijänne-Tavastland | 5. | 199,059 | Lahti Lahti | 98,826 |
Northern Savo Pohjois-Savo | 6. | 250,294 | Kuopio Kuopio | 89,104 |
Central Finland Keski-Suomi | 7. | 275,320 | Jyvaeskylae Jyväskylä | 85,026 |
Satakunta Satakunta | 8. | 232,687 | Pori Pori | 76,772 |
South Karelia Etelä-Karjala | 9. | 132,252 | Lappeenranta Lappeenranta | 59,276 |
Ostrobothnia Pohjanmaa | 10. | 180,384 | Vaasa Vaasa | 57,014 |
North Karelia Pohjois-Karjala | 11. | 166,500 | Joensuu Joensuu | 53,388 |
Haeme Häme | 12. | 167,442 | Haemeenlinna Hämeenlinna | 47,261 |
Southern Savonia Southern Savonia | 13. | - | Mikkeli Mikkeli | 46,550 |
Central Ostrobothnia Keski-Pohjanmaa | 14. | 70,106 | Kokkola Kokkola | 35,586 |
Kainuu Kainuu | 15. | 84,498 | Kajaani Kajaani | 35,375 |
Lapland Lappi | 16. | 182,885 | Rovaniemi Rovaniemi | 34,781 |
Southern Ostrobothnia Etelä-Pohjanmaa | 17. | 192,675 | Seinaejoki Seinäjoki | 32,149 |
Kymenlaakso Kymenlaakso | 18. | 184,317 | Kouvola Kouvola | 31,133 |